The 1997 Las Vegas 500K was Round 10 of the 1996-97 Indy Racing League. The event was held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 11 October 1997. Billy Boat started on pole position and Eliseo Salazar was the race winner.
LAS VEGAS 500K Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 5 | 208 | - | 70 | Running | 36 | 142.757 | - |
| 2 | 6 | Scott Goodyear | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 208 | - | 5 | Running | 33 | - | - |
| 3 | 3 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 208 | - | 12 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 4 | 27 | Jim Guthrie | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 19 | 208 | - | 9 | Running | 31 | - | - |
| 5 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 9 | 208 | - | 45 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 33 | Jimmy Kite | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 7 | 208 | - | 0 | Running | 29 | - | - |
| 7 | 14 | Davey Hamilton | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 2 | 207 | - | 1 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 8 | 19 | Stan Wattles | Riley & Scott | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 25 | 206 | - | 0 | Running | 27 | - | - |
| 9 | 77 | Stephan Gregoire | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 16 | 204 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 10 | 70 | Marco Greco | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 10 | 204 | - | 0 | Running | 25 | - | - |
| 11 | 2 | Tony Stewart | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 3 | 204 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 12 | 18 | John Paul Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 24 | 201 | - | 0 | Running | 23 | - | - |
| 13 | 24 | Billy Roe | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 26 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 14 | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 18 | 197 | - | 0 | Accident | 21 | - | - |
| 15 | 17 | Affonso Giaffone | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 11 | 193 | - | 16 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 16 | 23 | Mike Shank | Riley & Scott | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 28 | 191 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 17 | 35 | Jeff Ward | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 12 | 168 | - | 41 | Overheating | 18 | - | - |
| 18 | 30 | Robbie Groff | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 27 | 168 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 19 | 9 | Johnny Unser | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 30 | 142 | - | 0 | Engine | 16 | - | - |
| 20 | 4 | Kenny Brack | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 13 | 139 | - | 6 | Suspension | 15 | - | - |
| 21 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 29 | 129 | - | 0 | Engine | 14 | - | - |
| 22 | 22 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 15 | 114 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 13 | - | - |
| 23 | 1 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 1 | 97 | - | 3 | Electrical | 14 | - | - |
| 24 | 95 | Tyce Carlson | Dallara | Infiniti | Goodyear | 23 | 96 | - | 0 | Ignition | 11 | - | - |
| 25 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 72 | - | 0 | Engine | 10 | - | - |
| 26 | 10 | Paul Durant | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 31 | 62 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 9 | - | - |
| 27 | 99 | Sam Schmidt | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 60 | - | 0 | Accident | 8 | - | - |
| 28 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 21 | 60 | - | 0 | Accident | 7 | - | - |
| 29 | 40 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 17 | 59 | - | 0 | Accident | 6 | - | - |
| 30 | 97 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 20 | 35 | - | 0 | Accident T2 | 5 | - | - |
| 31 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 4 | - | - |